A Few More Question For A New Coin Collector

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rkrj Valued Member United States 277 Posts	Posted 01/22/2011 3:34 pm I am very partial it seems to the larger coins (presidential dollars, sacagewa dollars, fifty cent pieces and especially quarters), I know this is kinda expensive and all but it is what I like. My questions are: 1. When I go to the bank and ask for rolls of these coins, is there a system to asking or a difference in rolls? Like do they keep the mint rolls seperate from the customer rolled rolls? 2. When I asked for a roll of the dollar coins the teller said I was in luck because you usually have to order them (in bulk of 1000 dollars worth) but a member of the bank had orderer some awhile ago and never picked them up. So for the time being I can get just single rolls untill they run out. Is that common practice with all banks or just mine? 3. I am mainly making sets of coins right now, the State Quarters, the Presidential dollars, etc etc. To help me make these sets I am looking through the coins to find errors and sell them. Are errors usually pretty obvious and easy to spot? Sometimes I feel like I find an error, than I look at my books on errors or online and I am not so sure. I assume if you find a well known error they should match up pretty well to what I see in the book or online. I feel like I should get that confident feeling or I know this is an error feeling about the coin. 4. I found a couple of 1974 D Eisenhower half dollars and the book talks about it being stuck on silver clad. I have one coin that looks alot shinnier than the other but I am not sure that it isn't just wear and tear on the other one (I would post the picture but it doesn't really show that much of a difference in the coins when I scan them). Is the only other way to tell the weight of the coin, and if so what is the best type of gram scale I can get that isn't overly expensive, yet still accurate? 5. Lastly, I have alot of coins that seem worn or faded especially on the edges. They are to the point that the ridge is gone and sometimes even the lettering like in the "In God We Trust" the date, or the beginning of Liberty. Is this a common thing that happens to coins or a error. Actually when I say alot of those coins I should say like 4 or 5 of them. Anyways thanks for the help in advance and if a replier doesn't want to post all that they can email it to me too. Report this Post to the Staff

GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 01/22/2011 4:59 pm Quote: I found a couple of 1974 D Eisenhower half dollars and the book talks about it being stuck on silver clad. Not sure .. what your really asking here. So will try to give info on what I do know. 1974 D half dollars are made with Kennedy on them. And for half dollars that year there were no silver clad, only copper/nickel clad For Eisenhower they made dollar coins. 1974 D Ike dollars, all are made of copper/nickel. The do have 1974 S proof and Uncirculated Ike dollars made of 40% silver clad.. But they also made a 1974 S copper/nickel clad proof. Report this Post to the Staff
mdh157 Pillar of the Community United States 952 Posts	Posted 01/22/2011 5:55 pm rkrj, here's a few answers - should hold true for most banks 1) the rolls are usually kept together - if you ask for rolls you can get a mix of rolls or all of one or the other 2) usually banks do not keep much of a stock of halves or silver dollars as they are not used much in circulation - in fact, some banks even send them back if they are cashed in as they have no use for them 3) whether or not the the errors are hard to spot depends on the error.....some are very strong while some require you to use a loupe to see them..it is best to search the coins you are interested in so you know what errors have already been found.....and keep in mind that you can find an error that has not been found yet. Hope this helps/////// Report this Post to the Staff
coincollector123 Pillar of the Community United States 850 Posts	Posted 01/22/2011 6:16 pm 1. They have whatever they have. Most banks will not get rolls from the fed but will instead have customer rolls. The ones from the fed are usually in what we call shotgun rolls (you can see one side of the coin on one end of the roll and another on the other side. They come from different distributors (like Brinks))For ikes and halves they usually only have customer rolls. You can ask if they can order a box (need an account usually). They are usually not separate. The tellers will have rolls and the vault will have rolls. If the teller doesn't have any you could ask if the vault has any. Then the teller will buy whats in the vault. 2. You can buy the entire bulk of those rolls. They may be all the same (probably not) but just ask for all the dollar coins they have and you can usually buy most of them if not all. Make sure you mark the wrapper to know if you have been through the roll. I have never seen a box of dollar coins. They are uncommon in Ohio. 3. Errors are generally take alot of time and a good magnifier to spot it. You have to know about the different types of errors (missing letters, Double die, double eye, rotated revers...etc)I would buy a book called Strike it Rich with Pocket Change. That has a large portion of die errors but not all of them. Find a 14X or 20X magnifier, that is a good range to start out as. Basically you have to have knowledge about the coins you are looking at. I have found a few errors but nothing of great value. Also know die variety (1972p Ike dollar Var1 $2. Var2 are going for about $20) 4. To tell if they are silver you can usually drop the coin on a floor (not wood or carpet) and compare it to a regular coin (they have a different "ping" and distinct sound) But if it a rare variety like a silver 1974d DO NOT do that and just weigh it. (Normal weight= 22.68g, silver weight=24.59g) That is basically the only way to find out 100% if it is silver variety. You can use the paper tissue test. have not done this myself though. so I cant really say anything about that test.You can take this coin to a jewelry store and ask them to weigh it for you. 5.I assume this is for Presidential dollars. Well there are a few years that the Sacagawea dollar found its way to a Presidential dollar line and so it has the rim of a Sacagawea dollar and the obverse and reverse of a pres dollar. Known coins that this has happened. 2007 p and d washington 2007 p and d adams 2007 p and d jefferson 2007 p and d madison there are others but those are the ones currently in my "Strike It Rich with Pocket Change" book (by allen and potter) Report this Post to the Staff
rkrj Valued Member United States 277 Posts	Posted 01/22/2011 6:49 pm I have that book and have been looking threw it alot lately. I also have a 10x magnifier but I will look into getting a better one. Lastly I need to revise my 5th question, I will try to clarify. The faded areas are the edges of the coin when they are laying down, when you have touch it it has that lip around the whole coin. That part is mostly gone and the letting near it is faded away as well. When I get a few more minutes I will try to upload a picture of it Report this Post to the Staff
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